Margaret MacMillan Quotes

We have to get it into our heads once and for all that we cannot settle disputes by eliminating human beings.

When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?

It is our duty to persuade the nations of the world, in whatever way that we can, to settle their differences in some other way. (Other than war)

Civilization, to be worthy of the name, must afford other methods of settling human differences than those of blood letting.

The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.

My position has always been, along with many other people, that any differences be resolved in a nonviolent way.

When somebody says, 'Oh, Buffy, you're such a warrior for peace', I stop them and say, 'No, I'm not really a warrior for peace. What I promote is alternative conflict resolution'.

We must never relent in our efforts to resolve conflicts through diplomacy and through all of the instruments bestowed by the Charter of the United Nations.

Compulsory arbitration is a practical instrument of pacification and, as such, it can and should be enacted by the Hague Conference.

Preventing a war is tantamount to winning a war.

It is only the Somalis themselves - and I don't hide that fact when I meet the political leaders here - they themselves have to stop their old practices of fighting each other every time they have a problem. They have to learn how to do peaceful conflict resolution.

On the other hand, the waging of peace as a science, as an art, is in its infancy. But we can trace its growth, its steady progress, and the time will come when there will be particular individuals designated to assume responsibility for and leadership of this movement.

The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it.

The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker.

There is no such thing as a conflict that cannot be ended.

We need dialogue, not confrontation on the Korean Peninsula.

I wish to see the discovery of a plan that would induce and oblige nations to settle their disputes without cutting one another's throats.

We believe in resolving all disputes peacefully.

The Bar Association can do so much in teaching people how to resolve conflicts without knives and guns and fists.

You'll get more from being a peacemaker than a warrior.

There is no conflict in the world that cannot be solved.

There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.

I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration.

I hope everybody will go back to the negotiating table. I've always said this is the only way forward.

Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.